Despite this snub, it’s been an incredible awards season for Anderson, whose accolades include a Golden Globes nomination. “I share this beautiful nomination with The Last Showgirl family, my family, and my hard-working companions on this interesting journey,” Anderson said of the honor in December. “It is never too late to dream, to start again, to stay open to possibilities—we are not all so lucky.”
Nicole Kidman, Best Actress—Babygirl
Somebody get me a glass of milk! Like Anderson, Kidman was left out of the best actress category after a very effective promo tour for Babygirl, in which she played a high-powered CEO attempting to keep her life from unravelling while exploring BDSM with a mysterious intern (Harris Dickinson) at her company. Of course, this is not the first time Kidman has been spurned by the Academy.
“The Academy snubs Nicole Kidman for yet another bold and daring performance,” wrote one X.com user. “Adding Babygirl to the long list that includes Birth, The Paperboy, To Die For, Destroyer, Dogville, Eyes Wide Shut, and the list goes on and on.”
Angelina Jolie, Best Actress—Maria
Although Timothée Chalamet has been (rightfully) lauded for his commitment to nailing Bob Dylan’s voice in A Complete Unknown, the Academy did not reward Angelina Jolie’s own vigorous vocal training for Maria. Though Jolie reportedly had no prior singing experience, she spent seven months working with vocal coach Eric Vetro to play opera singer Maria Callas in this Pablo Larraín biopic.
Unlike Chalamet, Jolie’s voice was blended with Callas’ voice in post-production, but that doesn’t seem to be a disqualifying factor for Academy voters. After all, Adrien Brody still scored a best actor nom for The Brutalist despite the film’s use of AI to enhance his Hungarian accent and Austin Butler won best actor for Elvis with blended vocals in 2023.
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Best Actress—Hard Truths
Film critics are going to be particularly disappointed to see Marianne Jean-Baptiste omitted from the Academy’s best actress category, having already handed her a slew of awards for her turn in Hard Truths, a film about a viscerally unhappy woman’s tumultuous relationship with the world around her.
